Trade News

7 November 2008 [US] Unemployment Rate at 14-Year High After Big October Losses This article is excerpted from the 7 November 2008 edition of “New York Times”. Squeezed by tight credit and plunging spending power, the American economy is shedding jobs at the fastest pace since 2001, and the losses…

7 November 2008 CBP Outlines Achievements, Best Practices Under C-TPAT The following was reported on in the 7 November 2008 edition of “WorldTrade Interactive”. At its recent Trade Symposium in Washington, D.C., U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials gave a presentation on what has been…

6 November 2008 PM looks to U.S. for climate deal The following is excerpted from the 6 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. The Conservative government says it will act quickly to propose a new North American climate change deal with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama – a move critics said…

6 November 2008 eManifest Stakeholder Partnership Network Website The CBSA established the eManifest Stakeholder Partnership Network (eSPN), made up of external stakeholders and CBSA representatives, to provide a forum for dialogue and to help the CBSA reach out to all commercial trade-chain…

6 November 2008 CBSA Message: Scheduled Maintenance Outage The following message is from CBSA (EDI08-087). EDI Mailbox Outage: Please be advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the mailboxes between ACROSS and CCS/CADEX will be down on Saturday, November 8th, 2008 from 5:00 am to 5:30 am AND…

6 November 2008 BSE Investigation Report The information on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in North America has been updated on the CFIA website. The Report on the Investigation of the Thirteenth Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada is available at: http://www.inspection…

Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to modify the requirements for the following HS codes for the Continental United States. There were version changes for the States of California and Oregon only. 06.02.10.0011.01 Balsam fir and other Abies spp. - Unrooted plants. (Abies…

6 November 2008 Update to CFIA AIRS website a) Chapter 06 was published to modify the requirements for the following HS codes for the Continental United States. There were version changes for the States of California and Oregon only. 06.02.10.0011.01 Balsam fir and other Abies spp. - Unrooted plants…

6 November 2008 North American surface trade up 4.5% from last year The following was reported on in the 5 November 2008 edition of “Canadian Trasportation & Logistics”. Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico was 4.5% higher in August 2008 than in August 2007, reaching…

6 November 2008 Customs Update: DHS in 2009 The following is written by Susan Kohn Ross, an International Trade Counsel at Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp LLP in Los Angeles, for the 6 November 2008 edition of the Customs Update column in the “Journal of Commerce”. At the recent Homeland Security…

5 November 2008 EICS: Remembrance Day, November 11 Tuesday, November 11 is a federal government holiday, and the Bureau's offices will be closed (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS system will be available during normal hours. The Help Desk email will be monitored between 08…

5 November 2008 Tariff Notice - TN-36 Members are advised of the following changes to the 2009 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff. The changes to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff 2009 are as follows: -Scheduled rate reductions. -Amendments to statistical suffixes. A…

5 November 2008 Appeals Public Hearings Schedule Starting Date, Appeal No., Appellant, Act 2008-12-11, AP-2005-043, Dynamic Furniture Corp. , Customs Act 2008-12-18, AP-2007-028, AutoMed Technologies Inc. , Customs Act AP-2005-043 - Whether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff…

5 November 2008 Ottawa set to make clear its priorities The following is excerpted from the 5 November 2008 edition of “Toronto Star”. In August, a select group of Canadian executives and thinkers from across business and academic sectors was invited to discuss the economic challenges ahead with…

5 November 2008 Canada quietly adjusts to Obama's agenda The following is excerpted from the 5 November 2008 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Stephen Harper's government has made earning coin in Washington a key part of its foreign policy. But today, Ottawa will make its own transition from George W…

5 November 2008 Excise and GST/HST News, No. 70 The latest edition of the Excise and GST/HST News is now available on the CRA website at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gr/news70/news70-e.pdf.

5 November 2008 The Stalwart Greenback The following is written by Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada ‘Up’ isn’t a word that describes much in the American economy at the moment. Housing is down, the stock market is down, liquidity is down, and more recently…

5 November 2008 TSA reviews forwarders in air cargo security pilot This article is excerpted from the 5 November 2008 edition of “American Shipper”. The Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday began the certification process for freight forwarders participating in a pilot program to test…

5 November 2008 World trade slipped to 6 per cent growth in 2007, WTO report confirms The following is excerpted from the 5 November 2008 news release on WTO website. Weakening demand in developed countries, realignments in exchange rates and fluctuations in the prices for commodities, such as oil…